BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – FOLLOWING an intensive investigation that included two tracking dogs, police have nabbed a young man and charged him with the Friday (July 20) robbery committed at the Bird Rock Branch of Scotia Bank.
Charged with three counts of armed robbery is Glenroy Crossman.
According to a release from the Police Press and Public Relations Office, the charges were preferred against Crossman on Friday (July 27) and he was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison.
It also stated that the Commissioner of Police, Celvin ‘CG’ Walwyn, has extended his gratitude to the officers of the Force for their hard work and also members of the public for the valuable part they played during investigations into this robbery.
At about 11:35 a.m. on Friday (July 20), two masked, armed men carried out a daring robbery at the Bird Rock Branch of Scotia Bank.
SKNVibes arrived at the scene some 15 minutes after and had observed the presence of a few officers and also technicians from a unit of the Emergency Medical Services rendering service to a traumatised female who was said to be a customer.
Also present was Assistant Commissioner of Police with responsibility for Crime, Ian Queeley, who told this publication that they were at the time unable to state the amount of money that was stolen from the bank.
The two bandits had made good their escape by running along a track in the vicinity of Builders Paradise in the C.A. Paul Southwell Industrial Site, but the investigators along with Prego, the newest K-9 member to join the Force, and another dog were hot on their trail.
According to information reaching this media house, Crossman is said to be a native of Jamaica and he was employed as a security guard at an establishment within proximity of the bank.
